The Plant Thread

[Ponyfan]

Here's this week's pic of the mints.

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Mint 1



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Mint 2 



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[BlackCurtains]

Wow! Mint 2 has doubled in size!

[Taffeta]

Mint 2 is practically a mint bush!

[Ponyfan]

I'm thinking of officially naming Mint 2 as Mint Bush.   I'm surprised that Mint 2 has grown so much.  When I checked Mint 1 today while watering, it also is trying to expand. The curly runner you can see towards the left side of Mint 1's pot is really long.  I'm trying to keep the 2 mints separated because I don't want them to try to grow in each other and get tangled in the process.

I'll probably bring them in the sunroom when it gets super cold outside.  We had a trace of snow the other day, but it stayed above freezing

I hope everyone's plants are doing well.


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[Artemesia's Garden]

I thought you might like to see some plants where I'm working on the seed care. Here is Dichondra Silver Falls:

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Here is Nasturtium Ice Cream Sundae:

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We can sell a lot of these now because I found ways to improve the germination. I've also found a safer method for preparing seeds of these strange little Hibiscus Honeymoon in bulk:

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I always say I don't like bedding plants but I must admit they do look cute in the photos.

[Beth3346]

@Artie those plants are beautiful!!

[Ponyfan]

Artie, those plants are so pretty. :lovely: I think I like the Nasturtium Ice Cream Sundae one the most, but all of them are fantastic.

Here's this week's pic of the mints.

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Mint 1

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Mint 2.

I found a broken bird's nest in Mint 2 yesterday.  I thought it was tree branches at first.  I'm assuming the next fell out of the tree and landed in Mint 2.


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[Beth3346]

the caterpillars have eaten a lot of my mint and basil the chives are still doing well.

i pretty much finished digging out the grass for the rock bed. the rain helped soften the ground now i need to cover the dirt and go look at some rocks and pavers.

[BlackCurtains]

Carlos Catnip is dying. It's seasonal, I think, since catnip goes dormant and needs a frost to germinate. It's for the best really. Aster wasn't interested in it. Then I can get a snake or spider plant. I've already settled on getting a Parlor Palm. All these are safe for cats

I really want some little air plants. Maybe I can get some and make them into fridge magnets.

[Ponyfan]

I'm sorry you're plants aren't doing well, Beth and BC.    I'm really surprised how much my mints have been thriving.

I don't think you can see it in the pics, but Mint 2 is trying to grow through the lattice on the deck.

I've been thinking about spraying them with dish soap spray, but it's getting so cold at night that I'm almost afraid too because I don't want them to freeze with the spray still on them.


Ponyfan

[Artemesia's Garden]

I got a new mint plant. I took a cutting when I was passing some allotments a couple of weeks ago. It's in a jar of water and has 1 root. I will pot it up soon and probably keep it indoors over the winter.  I planted sweet chestnuts in pots yesterday, I'm hoping to use them as coppice eventually. I also planted some star anise (from the uspermarket, so I know it's the edible variety). This plant becomes a shrub or small tree, it's not frost hardy but I was thinking of trying to grow it as a large house plant, or the way people in the UK do with lemon trees by wheeling them out in the summer. Wish me luck!

[Taffeta]

I'm taking care of a couple of cuttings as well. They're from my pink and white fuchsia, the only ones that rooted and then survivedd until now. Some others did survive initially but died before really developing - I think the heatwave caused them to struggle. These two are doing all right, though. My fuchsia is not frost hardy and comes in for the winter, so I have the two cuttings on my windowsill for now. If they survive the winter we'll find them new homes in the spring.

I have spider plants, BC - I don't know how they are with pets, but they are very tough plants

[Ponyfan]

That's really interesting Artie about the star anise and the lemon trees.  I would have never thought about trying to grow plants from the things you buy at the store. 

I've wondered sometimes if my mints are safe to eat.  I know you can eat mint and use it to flavor things, but I've been growing them in Miracle Grow and not organic soil.  The only thing I spray them with the is dish soap spray.


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[BlackCurtains]

RIP Carlos Catnip. I'm sorry neither of my cats were into you.

Ben isn't looking too well either. I kinda... forgot to water him after I got my cat. He's been soaked now though so hopefully he'll bounce back. I also grew some cat grass for Aster. She was munching on it yesterday

Spider plants are pet safe I like the wild look they get. So I'm thinking spider plant for the smaller pot, parlor palm for the big one and get another for a snake plant. I also starting making a list of what I need to grow some Everglades tomatoes. They can be planted anytime and produce fruit all year round. Those will go outside. For spring I want to get some flowers to put outside too for the bees, but that's not for a while yet.

[Beth3346]

the basils i've had always seem so fickle. they look great one day and then they die maybe i need to change my expectations for plant lifespans.

i'm glad Aster likes the cat grass

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